Deliberate Actions
A while back I posted some quick thoughts – The 3 Big D’s of Accomplishing The Things You Want to Do Deliberate Determined Diligent Let’s talk a little bit more about Deliberate. I have a…
The 3 Big Ds of Accomplishing the Things You Want to Do
I’m on a problem solving team at work, so I’m on a mindset of find problems – fix problems. Since we are in “Big D” (Dallas TX), these thoughts seemed appropriate as I was jotting…
Capture Christmas Spirit in a Jar
I’ve heard people say, well, shoot, I’ve even thought it myself… “Why can’t we keep the Christmas Spirit all year? Yes, there is something heart warming and magical about the Season and we seem to…
Focus on the New Beginning
I love to start a new book, with the pages crisp and the spine not having been bent yet. There is something about that book and the anticipation of the new words that will leap…
A Few of my Favorite Things
My list of 3 simple gratitude items this morning was watching my cat watch the birds from the window and the twitching of her tail, fuzzy warm blankets to keep my toes warm, and the…
3 Simple Ways Gratitude Can Change Your Life
I’ve been working on my Gratitude. I find that for me I need things broken down to simple steps. I find steps of 3 are even easier to remember! I found a very nice article…
Simple Gratitude
Have you ever had that feeling that just everything is going bad for you? A while back I coached a young lady through a rough time in her life. She felt like every day was…
Fun and Wise Health Challenge – Dress Up Your Food and Add Color
I know sometimes we women tend to want to dress in a neutral color. But when it comes to our food, we need to add some Zing and POW to our ‘food wardrobe’. Did you…
Fun and Wise Health Challenge – Move Those Feet
Fun (and wise) Health Challenge #2 – 500. Purpose in your mind that you will walk an extra 500 steps today. Just a little bit of extra movement helps your body! And for anyone that…
Fun and Wise Health Challenge – Picky Lips
Fun (and wise) Health Challenge #1 – Be picky about the food you let pass between your lips. Follow the map!
10 Simple Ways to Make Great Life
No, I don’t mean “grateful”. I simply mean that during my time of reflection today, after naming all the things that are “GREAT” I realized that I am “great-full”! Is life great right now? Do…
Are You Ready For A Challenge
Consider the implication of this idea… What would happen if I were to follow you with a camera crew 24 hours a day 7 days a week for the next 100 days while you went…
Time for a Cool Change
Time for a Cool Change It’s amazing where the world of Google will take you when you start those inquiring clicks. I had read a Bible scripture that made me think about sailing and being…
The Day After 9/11
We’ve done much reflecting of what we were doing on 9/11 this weekend. The airwaves have been full of shows and events commemorating the 10 year anniversary. But my thoughts are moving forward to tomorrow.…
Feeding the wolf
An old Cherokee Chief’s words of wisdom for his grandson, “My son, there is a battle between two wolves that rages within us all. One wolf is Evil. It is filled with anger, jealousy, greed,…
The beginning or the end it’s all in how you look at it
It seems as though I hear myself saying a lot lately “why does the weekend have to end?” This usually happens on Sunday night as we are going to bed. And then I realized this…
Food For The Mind Is Fuel For The Heart
“Teaching is educating the mind. Preaching is educating the heart. “
My recent chapter in Jesus, CEO by Laurie Beth Jones is an eye opening look into how we ALL should be educators.
Jesus went everywhere teaching, healing and preaching” which means 2/3 of his time was spent in education.
The majority of the time when he healed people, he then told them to change their attitude or behavior.
Nothing Is Written Until You Write It
This is a famous line in the old classic “Lawrence of Arabia”. The army had marched through the burning sands and were nearly dead from dehydration. The stumbled upon an oasis when Lawrence realized…
Rise Above It All
I am continuously amazed at when we pray. God answers. Isn’t that silly? We pray asking and seeking an answer, yet when God actually provides the answer we act as though we did not expect…